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~NDA ITEM NO.SITEM NO. S: Considerationr `oJf'I a tlfinal plat of the Edelweiss Estates Phase 10-B
subdivision totaling 11.7 acres divided into twenty-five single family lots located alon gthe north
side of Rock Prairie Road. (97-211).
Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer presented the staff report and stated that the subject property is
located north of the Rock Prairie Elementary. School and adjacent to Edelweiss Estates Phase 10-A on
Mint Avenue.: The purpose of this plat is to subdivide 11..7 acres into twenty-five (25) R-1 Single
Family. lots. A development agreement between the City and Begonia Corporation. placed a condition
upon all future phases of Edelweiss Estates north of Rock Prairie Road.. This condition stipulated that
Rock Prairie Road. must be constructed prior to the approval of any future plats. in this area. In order
for this plat to be approved,. the: City Council .must remove this requirement. This item is scheduled for
the Regular City Council meeting on April 10, 1997. Staff recommended approval of this .plat with the
condition that all Presubmission Conference comments are addressed and that the City Council allow
for the platting of property north of Rock Prairie Road.
Representative of the property owner Steve Arden, informed the Commisiion that Rock Prairie Road is
well under construction. All utilities are in place and' the road will. be rough cut some time next week.
The concern several years ago when the deelopment agreement was drafted, was to make.. sure that all
of the land would-'not be developed until Rock Prairie Road is installed to make sure the .:city is not
forcedto construct the road in the,future. The proposed subdivision should be completed
approximately sixty days before the completion of Rock Prairie Road.
Commissioner Lightfoot moved to approve the: final plat with the comments outlined in the
Presubmission Conference Report and the condition that the City Council approve the amended
development agreement prior o filing the final plat for record. Commissioner Massey seconded the
motion which passed unopposed (6 - 0).
AGENDA ITEM NO 6: Consideration of a driveway variance, an appeal to the City Engineer's
decision to denya second access point along Rock.Prairie Road for the property located on thee...
northeast conrer of Rock Prairie Road and Wellborn Road. (97-803)
Assistant to the City Engineer Homeyer stated that the applicant has submitted a driveway variance
request for a convenience store at the corner of the Rock Prairie Road extension and Wellborn Road.
This. request was reviewed by the City Engineer and was denied,. therefore the applicant is appealing this
decision to the Planning and Zoning. Commission. As part ofthe Rock Prairie Road extension project a
raised median will be constructed with several openings to allow trafFic to access future' developments.
There is a proposed median opening located approximately 275 feet from Wellborn Road. During the
design process, this median opening .was purposely placed at this location to :comply with the Driveway
Access Location .and Design Policy (Ordinance 1961).. This location was determined in August of
1996. The first pre-development. meeting to discuss this proposed- development was held on September
10, 1996. At this meeting,. staff indicated that curb cuts on both Rock Prairie and Wellborn would need
to be a minimum of 275 feet from the intersection. At a later date, the .:applicant proposed a third'
driveway to be located approximately 125 feet from the intersection because he felt that the driveway
located at the median opening would not provide adequate access to his development. Staff has
maintained its prior decision to not approve the third location because the' proposed distance does not
meet the minimum spacing as identified in the driveway.access ordinance. It is staffs position to vary
from .the ordinance only.under: extenuating circumstances in order to maintain consistency and fairness
with past, present .and .future requests. The architect has submitted a letter from himself and'. a report
from a traffic engineer citing specific reasons for the third driveway location. These letters are attached